When Faced with Making a Decision, Considering Different Perspectives by Running

question 7

Multiple Choice

When faced with making a decision, considering different perspectives by running your reasoning by people who are unlikely to agree with you and then examining both contradictory and supporting evidence with equal rigour can help you to avoid falling into the:

• A) confirmation bias trap.
• B) sticking with the status quo trap.
• C) estimating and forecasting traps.
• D) pattern recognition trap.
• E) not cutting your losses trap.

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Definitions:

Normal Good

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Output Mix

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